Woodville Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

Jackson, MS – A Woodville, Mississippi man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for possessing with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.

According to court documents, Reginald Lionel Gilmore, 40, in January 2023, sold 228 grams of methamphetamine to an individual for $3,000.00 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.

Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Lemon of the Southern District of Mississippi; and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Anessa Daniels-McCaw of the Drug Enforcement Administration made the announcement.

The Drug Enforcement Administration and Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Bert Carraway prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline) a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).